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H. G. NATHAN.

MUGILAGB BOTTLE. No. 340,673. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

ing my improvement.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY C. NATHAN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

MUCILAGE-BOTTLE.

SFECIF-ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,673, dated April 27, 1886.

Y Application filed March 5, 1886. Serial No. 194,110. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY C. NATHAN, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usef'ul Improvement in Mucilage-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to mucilage-bottles of the kind which are furnished at the mouths with sponges to which the mucilage flows when the bottles are inverted and by which the mucilage may be distributed.

The object of my improvement is to provide a superior meaiis for keeping the Sponges moistened or saturated with mucilagc.

My improvement consists in the combination, with a cap adaptedto be fitted upon the mout-h of a mucilage-bottle, of a plate vhaving a fiat or concave upper surface and provided with notches or openings at the edge portion, through which mucilagc may iiow to the sponge when the bottleis inverted. This plate will retain a certain amount of mucilage, whereby the sponge will be kept moist.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion of a mucilage-bottle, a cap, sponge, and plate embody- Fig. 2 is an edge view of the plate detached. Fig. 3 is a top View of the plate det-ached.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the upper portion of a mucilage-bottle, which may be made of glass or other suitable material.

B designates a cap, which is tted to the mouth portion of the bottle. This cap will preferably be made of metal. It may be se cured to the bottle by screw-threads. Its upper edge is turned inward and serrated or toothed.

C designates a sponge, which is fitted into the cap B and secured in place by serrations or teeth which are provided at the upper edge of the cap. The lower portion of the sponge, which is within the cap, extends along the inwardly-turned upper edge of the cap, and is thus additionally secured in place in the cap.

D designates a plate, which is preferably made of metal and is littedinto the cap B just below the sponge C. It has a concave upper surface and, as here shown, a convex lower surface. The contour of its lower surface is, however, immaterial. Its upper surface is made concave to retain mucilage so as to insure the preservation of the sponge in a moist state. This plate may be secured within the cap by means of the engagement of its edge with the screw-thread in the cap, whereby the cap is fastened to the bottle. In the edge of the plate are notches c, through which the mucilage contained within the bottle may :tlow to the sponge whenever the bottle is inverted.

It will be seen 'that the plate D causes the mucilage to be fed to the outer portion or circumference of the inner end of the sponge. This is advantageous, as the sponge may thus be better saturated than otherwise. The plate would therefore be valuable, even if flat, because of effecting the distribution of the mucilage. The more numerous the notches the better the distribution of the mucilage will be. Openings other than notches may be used.

Vllat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a cap adapted to be iitted to the mouth of a mucilagebottle, of a sponge inserted in the upper portion of the cap, and a plate arranged in the cap below the sponge, and having notches or openings in the edge portion, substantially as speciiied.

2. The combination, with a cap adapted to be fitted to the mouth of a mucilagefbottle, of a sponge inserted in the upper portion of the cap, and a plate arranged in the cap below the sponge, and having a concave upper surface and notches or openings in the edge portion, substantially as specified.

HENRY C. NATI-IAN.

IVitnesses: l

JAs. R. BowEN, Cnr-xs. F. VARD. 

